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Windows 7 review: The Clash of Three Windows (2)

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Depending on your needs, you may decide to stick to an older version of Windows since each version caters to different users. The four main Windows products to really take note of are the Ultimate, Home Premium, Professional, and Starter Windows editions. Look at core features which fit your style and needs, and which would make you choose it over another. For instance, the Windows 7 Starter version features make up the Windows 7 Home Premium version, but will also integrate Media Center and Aero interface features. While on the other hand Home Premium features make up the Windows Professional package but with a slant that appeals to those in the business world.

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How Impressive Is Windows XP User With Newest Version Windows 7?

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About 5000 readers who still use Windows XP were surveyed to state their plans about upgrading to Windows Vista or Windows 7.

Logically as well as technically Windows 7 is the next upgrade of Windows Vista. But most of the people who may make up their mind to buy Windows 7 as an upgrade or can have Windows 7 along with new PC are still Windows XP users.

Now the biggest troubling question about the Microsoft’s newest version operating system is not about how advance it is from Windows Vista but is about whether hundreds of thousands of XP users who were reluctant to opt for Vista upgrade will move towards Windows 7.

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A Comprehensive Review of the New Windows 7 (3)

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What Got Better since XP and Vista

Look forward to innovative changes since the Vista and XP versions of Windows in Windows 7.

An All-improved Search Function

Search is new and improved on the Windows 7 version allowing speedier searches through the Windows key and much improved from the slow Vista version. Applications can be launched from the keyboard, and you can search for files on shared network folders.

Enhanced User Account Control

Microsoft has improved on user account control (UAC) by rendering different levels in notification control of the UAC. Settings can now be set to less frustrating modes that reduce relentless prompts for permissions and which entail administrator access.

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A Comprehensive Review of the New Windows 7 (2)

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Windows 7 Libraries

A great new feature in Windows 7 is its Libraries which will allow the user to view files on his computer according to theme instead of location. So if you want to look at all the photos that you have in your PC, then you can use libraries to view all of them, regardless of the folders that they are in. The great part about Libraries is that folders viewing can also be done over network sharing as well as in-the-cloud environment.

Windows Direct X 11

DirectX 11 offers a thrilling addition to Windows 7 with DirectX Compute with its graphics and 3D audio family of application programming interfaces (APIs). DirectX 11 will have GPU computing which handles not only 3D graphics but also enhanced multi-core resource management, a well-organized utilization of processing channels, and hardware tessellation support for improved models in 3D.

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A Comprehensive Review of the New Windows 7

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After the big disappointment in the release of Windows Vista, all users either stuck with the faulty product, or downgraded to the ever-dependable Windows XP. Vista promised much, but delivered little. With a poor performance from networking to gaming, Vista put a huge blight on Microsoft’s name. However, even with the presentation of a defective product, Vista still paved the way for some new features that came in handy in the development of Windows 7. One development was Vista’s objective to transfer core functionality from the nub of the computer to a user space, preventing instability in the computer system’s kernel.

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The Boons, Banes and Mysteries of Microsoft’s Window 7

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If you are unsatisfied Vista user, you can bring your chin up and look forward to the upcoming release of the Windows 7 operating system. The last truly successful operating system release by Microsoft was its Windows XP which had many happy and satisfied buyers. So after the unexpected flop of Windows Vista, the millions who had bought the product and ended up being disappointed in it, are now feeling cheated and feel that Microsoft owes it to them to release a fully functional and almost-perfect Windows 7 version, which should be offered to Vista users at a more than reasonable rate.

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Obtaining Windows 7 At An Early Date

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The ready to ship version of windows 7 for IT professionals and software developers was released on August 6 2009 by Microsoft; that has raised a question as to when other consumers will be have a copy that can be downloaded , preinstalled on a new purchased PC or through shrink wrap. The window’s blog of Microsoft has stated that from August 7 2009 subscribers of MSDN and TechNet can have a release-to–manufacturing (RTM) copy of Windows 7 in English language. The other language versions will be available from October 1.

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Unspoken Truths in the Philosophy of Technology

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With the technology ever evolving into something new every day, there are certain truths that develop around the behavior and practices of people using this technology. There are unspoken rules that, when said out loud sound funny or even ridiculous, but they clearly strike at the heart of the matter.

For instance, as part of a bigger family, if you ever volunteer to fix a PC or laptop for a family member, there is no doubt that they will come back to you again and again for tech support! Sounds funny, but it is true! Here are more unspoken truths in the way of life that techies and non-techies alike can relate to:

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